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Monday Aug 30, 2021
Dr. Teresa Rivenes, Tillamook Bay Community College
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Monday Aug 30, 2021
Teresa Rivenes, PhD and Ed.D, is in her third year as the Vice President of Instruction at Tillamook Bay Community College which is a small rural community college on the beautiful Oregon Coast. Teresa started her higher educational journey teaching psychology and sociology at Park University and then at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University where she also served as campus center director. From there she went to work at Great Falls College-MSU where she fell in love with the mission of community college and community college student success. Believing that community college is the foundation of democracy, and a primary driver for socio-economic equality, Teresa cannot imagine a future where she does not further the work of community college.
Teresa has 19 years of experience leading teams to successful outcomes and 11 years of experience in midsize rural community college leadership which she considers her primary area of expertise. She is passionate about relationship based management, curriculum outcomes design, strategic planning for long term success, innovative educational solutions, and building community partnerships that support student success and economic mobility. Teresa is a recognized voice in Oregon academic affairs serving as Chair of the Oregon Chief Instructional Administrators (CIA) a statewide group consisting of Vice Presidents from all of Oregon’s 17 community colleges. Since 2013 she has also served as an NWCCU peer accreditor and chair of several mission fulfillment visits.
Teresa’s awards include the Distinguished Scholar award (2020) from Montana State University for her research in community college governance and unfunded mandates, the Rising Star in Education (2019), the 21016/2017 President’s Innovation Award, and the 2017 John And Suanne Rouesche Award among others. She graduated from both Leadership Great Falls and Leadership Medford. And, she is a 2020-2021 NWCCU Assessment fellow.
Teresa and her husband Bret live walking distance from the ocean where they share their home with two Old English Bulldogge’s, Diesel and Diva, who rule the house. Their seven grown children live across Montana and Oregon. Besides the dogs, their joys in life include their nine beautiful grandchildren.
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